Monthly Archives: November, 2017
Celebrate Pre-Kwanzaa in NC with the Gullah/Geechee Famlee!
Join Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington at 6 pm for a pre-Kwanzaa celebration!
Sea Level Rise in the Gullah/Geechee Nation featured on The Weather Channel
Sea level rise and climate change in the Gullah/Geechee Nation featured on the Weather Channel.
Riceboro RiceFest in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Brick, Special Formula, and Dayclean de African Spirit will all be a part of the Riceboro RiceFest in the Gullah/Geechee Nation this weekend! Bring de famlee and jayn we!
Queen Quet of the Gullah/Geechee Nation to Close the American Public Health Association Conference
Not only will the thousands of attendees be able to hear Queen Quet present, “Yeddi We: Rising Voices of the Gullah/Geechee,” the dialogue will be broadcasted live. Tune een fa yeddi disya at 2:30 pm EST at https://apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/attend-virtually/apha-live
Sea Level Rise and Jurisdictional Lines on Gullah/Geechee Shorelines
Having been one of the people that helped write the Pocantico Call to Action on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage, my focus has been on how sea level rise and other outcomes of climate change impact the sustainability of cultural heritage. So, I am under no illusion about the required continued diligence of natives of the coasts to stand up and speak out about protecting the cultural heritage of our coasts.
De Gullah/Geechee binya pun de Sea Islands and ain da gwine nowhey ebun win de oda ress crak e teet bout retreat!